Yoo Yeon-seong

Yoo Yeon-seong
Yoo Yeon-seong at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Country  South Korea
Born (1986-08-19) August 19, 1986
Jeongeup, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 1 (MD)
11 (XD)
BWF profile
Yoo Yeon-seong
Hangul 유연성
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yu Yeon-seong
McCune–Reischauer Yu Yŏnsŏng

Yoo Yeon-seong (Korean pronunciation: [ju.jʌn.sʌŋ]; born August 19, 1986[1] in South Korea) is a South Korean professional badminton player.

He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun.[2] The two also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] For a long time he played mixed doubles with Kim Min-jung, but later switched partners to play with Jang Ye-na, starting in 2011. Starting in late 2013, his men's doubles partner was Lee Yong-dae. Together, they reached a world ranking of No.1 in August 2014.

Yoo was among 4 players reported to be retiring and hanging up his national team jersey after the Rio Olympics[4] but during the Korea Open that September, it was revealed that he would be continuing to play on the national team after his partner Lee Yong Dae retired. Yoo said that he wants to spend more time with his family.[5] After he and Lee won the Korea Open title, Yoo played an additional 9 international ranking events but his name was finally removed from the Korean national team list a few weeks after the 2017 Singapore Open.[6]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 19–21 Bronze
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark South Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
20–22, 23–21, 18–21 Silver
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England South Korea Ko Sung-hyun China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
22–24, 16–21 Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
16–21, 21–16, 17–21 Silver

Asia Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
21–14, 28–26 Gold
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 24–22, 21–19 Gold
2014 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
South Korea Shin Baek-choel China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
22–20, 21–17 Gold
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
South Korea Cho Gun-woo Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-lang
21–19, 12–21, 21–17 Gold
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South Korea
South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
18–21, 24–26 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
South Korea Kim Min-jung Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Goh Liu Ying
17–21, 22–20, 19–21 Silver
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium,
Suwon, South Korea
South Korea Kim Min-jung South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
12–21, 15–21 Silver

Summer Universiade

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Thammasat University,
Pathum Thani, Thailand
South Korea Kim Min-jung Chinese Taipei Fang Chieh-min
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
21–19, 13–21, 21–17 Gold

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena,
Richmond, Canada
South Korea Jeon Jun-bum Malaysia Hoon Thien How
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
10–15, 14–17 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium,
Hwacheon, South Korea
South Korea Jeon Jun-bum South Korea Jung Jung-young
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
11–15, 3–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Hwacheon Indoor Stadium,
Hwacheon, South Korea
South Korea Ha Jung-eun China Shen Ye
China Feng Chen
11–15, 6–15 Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Korea Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
15–21, 22–20, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Indonesia Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
13–21, 21–13, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Hong Kong Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
21–7, 18–21, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 French Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding
21–14, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Denmark Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Liu Cheng
China Lu Kai
21–8, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Korea Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–16, 21–12 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Japan Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan
21–19, 29–27 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Australian Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Liu Cheng
China Lu Kai
21–16, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Malaysia Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–14, 15–21, 21–23 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
19–21, 21–19, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 China Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
21–14, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Denmark Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan
13–21, 23–25 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Australian Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Chinese Taipei Lee Sheng-mu
Chinese Taipei Tsai Chia-hsin
21–14, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Indonesia Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–15, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Japan Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–12, 26–24 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Hong Kong Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
12–21, 21–15, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 China Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Malaysia Hoon Thien How
Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
21–13, 21–12 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Denmark Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Denmark Open South Korea Shin Baek-choel Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
19–21, 21–11, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Singapore Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
20–22, 21–11, 6–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 India Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Thailand Bodin Issara
Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
17–21, 21–14, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 China Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
17–21, 13–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Hong Kong Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 14–21, 23–21 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 China Masters South Korea Ko Sung-hyun China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng
14–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Swiss Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Malaysia Koo Kean Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
21–18, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 China Open South Korea Eom Hye-won China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
25–23, 14–21, 18–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 China Masters South Korea Eom Hye-won China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
18–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open South Korea Eom Hye-won Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
12–21, 12–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 China Masters South Korea Jang Ye-na China Xu Chen
China Ma Jin
13–21, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 China Masters South Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang
21–17, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 German Open South Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
22–20, 18–21, 17–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Korea Masters South Korea Lee Yong-dae South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
21–18, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Thailand Open South Korea Shin Baek-cheol Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
18–21, 21–15, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Korea Masters South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 24–22 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Macau Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun China Chai Biao
China Guo Zhendong
19–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
23–21, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Swiss Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
21–17, 21–16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Korea Masters South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
21–18, 18–21, 25–27 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Macau Open South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Indonesia Alvent Yulianto
Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan
21–17, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Vietnam Open South Korea Jeon Jun-bum Malaysia Chew Choon Eng
Malaysia Hong Chieng Hun
21–19, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Korea Masters South Korea Jang Ye-na South Korea Kang Ji-wook
South Korea Choi Hye-in
21–13, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Eom Hye-won South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Jang Ye-na
20–22, 21–12, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Korea Masters South Korea Jang Ye-na South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Eom Hye-won
21–11, 18–21, 23–25 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Korea Masters South Korea Jang Ye-na South Korea Kim Ki-jung
South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
21–17, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Korea Masters South Korea Kim Min-jung South Korea Choi Young-woo
South Korea Eom Hye-won
21–15, 21–13 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Vietnam Open South Korea Lee Jung-mi South Korea Kang Myeong-won
South Korea Kang Joo-young
21–17, 17–21, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Korea International South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
19–21, 21–15, 15–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Korea International South Korea Cho Gun-woo South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
16–21, 24–26 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Vietnam International South Korea Cho Gun-woo Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Bona Septano
15–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Mongolian Satellite South Korea Jeon Jun-bum South Korea Kim Ki-jung
South Korea Lee Jung-hwan
21–14, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Hungarian International South Korea Jeon Jun-bum South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Hwang Ji-man
12–15, 12–15 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Indonesia International South Korea Kim Min-jung Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia Yulianti CJ
16–21, 21–15, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Cheers Asian Satellite South Korea Ha Jung-eun South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Kim Min-jung
19–21, 15–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Mongolian Satellite South Korea Kim Min-jung South Korea Lee Jung-hwan
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young
21–13, 21–15 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

Record Against Selected Opponents

Men's doubles results with Ko Sung-hyun against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[7]

References

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  5. Hearn, Don (30 September 2016). "Yoo looks to send Lee off with one more title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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